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Taguig City University

Gen. Santos Ave., Central Bicutan Taguig City

A Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in English 11

Quarter 1 Week 6
April 24, 2023

I. OBJECTIVES
At any point of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. define the elements of poetry;
b. instill to their heart the importance of life by means of evaluating the message of the
poetry entitled “ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”; and
c. create a two-stanzas of poetry by following the ABA rhyme scheme and reciting it in the
class.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Literature: Elements of Poetry
Content Standard: The learners have an understanding of poetry as genre and how to analyze
its elements and techniques.
Performance Standard:The learners shall be able to produce a short well crafted poetry using an
item in the mystery box as a form of symbolism and following the rubric:
Cohesiveness, Delivery, Rhythm and rhyme, Use of symbolism.
References: Gracias M., et al. (2021) “Creative Writing Module 2: Elements, Techniques,
and Literary Devices in Poetry” launion.deped.gov.ph

Neil D. (2018) "Creative Writing Handbook: Developing Dramatic Techniques,

Individual Style, and Voice." Part 3 pp 228

Most Essential Learning Competencies (2016) "Creative Writing"

HUMSS_CW/MP11/12c-f6
Materials: laptop, projector, speaker, and visual aids.
Values Integration: Evoke emotions, allow learners to indulge in artistic expressions, and
build collaboration.

III. PROCEDURE
A. Prelimenaries Activities
a. Greetings
b. Prayer
c. Checking of Attendance
d. Classroom Management
e. Motivation

ACTIVITY: EVERYBODY SING!

Game Mechanics: The students will sing and supply the missing word or lyrics of the given song.
The students who have the correct answer will be given a points.

Song Title: Grenade by: Bruno Mars Song Title: Fix You by: Cold Play
I’d catch a grenade for you. When you try your best but you dont succeed
Thow my hand on a blade for you
 I’d jump infront of the train for you. When you get what you want but now what you need
When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep
Struck in reverse
I would go through all the pain
Take a bullet straight though my brain
Yes, I would die for you baby but you won’t do the same When the tears come streaming down to your face
‘Cause you lost something you can’t replace
When you love someone but is goes to waste
What could be worse?

B. Developmental Activities

A. Activity
TITLE: PICSING A BROKEN SONG!
The learners will play “Sing in the blank” wherein the goal is to fix a broken song by using
picture clues.
Song Title: Someone Like You by: Adele

“Never mind, I’ll someone like you

I wish but the best for you

Don’t forget me, I , I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in , but sometimes it instead”

B. Analysis
Asks the students the following questions:
1. After listening the lyrics of the songs that I played, what have you notice about the last
part of every line of the song?
2. What do you think is the subject or the theme of the song is it love, nature, or death?
3. What do you think is the structure of the song?
4. What did you feel when you heard all of these songs?

C. Abstraction

ELEMENTS OF POETRY

SUBJECT METER RHYTHM

is the topic of the poem such as a stressed and unstressed syllabic a literary device which demonstrates
nature, love, death, and other pattern in a verse, or within the the long and short patterns through
life events. lines of a poem. stressed and unstressed syllables
particularly in verse form.

STANZAS
a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme. Stanza divides a poem in such a way
that does not harm its balance but rather it adds to the beauty to the symmetry of a poem. couplet (2 lines) ✓ tercet
(3 lines) ✓ quatrain (4 lines) ✓ cinquain (5 lines) ✓ sestet (6 lines) (sometimes it's called a sixain) ✓ septet (7 lines) ✓
octave (8) lines)

TONE RHYME FORM

the attitude you feel in it - the writer's refers to a type of poem that follows a
a repetition of similar sounding
attitude toward the subject or particular set of rules, whether it be
words occurring at the end of
audience. The tone can be formal or the number of lines, the length or
lines in poems or songs. number of stanzas, rhyme scheme,
informal, serious or humorous, sad or
happy. and subject matter.

SYMBOLISM
is the use of a specific object or an
image to represent an abstract idea.
 “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
By: Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright

Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

D. Application

GROUP ACTIVITY: WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX?

Instructions: The class will be divided into five (5) groups. Each group will
choose an object inside the mystery box as the symbolism for their poetry. You
will compose a tercet; two-stanza poetry with 10 syllables following the rhyme
scheme (ABA). You will have 10 minutes to compose, and after 10 minutes, they
will sing the poetry they create.

Rubric for scoring:

Advanced Developing Needs Improvement Score
(5) (3) (1)
Cohesiveness The poetry goes The poetry is somewhat The poetry does not go
perfectly together. There going together but needs together. The poetry and
is unity between the more cohesiveness. The stanzas are away from
lines and stanzas which poetic lines and stanzas the topic
connect to the topic. sometimes away from
the topic.
Delivery The group showed The group showed little The group does not show
enthusiasm through enthusiasm through any or little enthusiasm
voice/body language voice/body language through voice/body
throughout the throughout the language during the
presentation. presentation. presentation.
Rhythm and The group include The group does include The group does not
Rhyme rhythm and follow the little rhythm yet did not include any rhythm and
rhyme scheme format in consistently follow the did not follow the rhyme
their presentation. rhyme scheme format in scheme format.
their presentation.
Use of The group excellently The group was vaguely The group did not use
Symbolism make use symbolism in using the symbolism and symbolism in their
their poetry. hard to interpret. poetry.

C. Concluding Activities
1. What are the elements of poetry?
2. What do you think is the message of the poetry entitled “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good
Night”
3. What are the elements utilized by the given poetry.
IV. EVALUATION
TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING: 1,2 3 GO!
Instruction: The teacher will read the questions and the learners will line up to the letters that best
describe the answer.

A B C D

1. The structure of poetry is written in______ c. Visual

a. Line and Stanzas d. Personification
b. Line and Paragraph 4. In the poetry “Do not go gentle into that good
c. Sentences and Paragraphs night” the goodnight is symbolized as?
d. Sentences and Stanzas a. dying
2. _______ is a stanza that consists of 3 lines. b. sleeping
a. Octave c. yawning
b. cinquain d. sickness
c. tercet 5. It is the writer’s attitude towards the subject
d. couplet and audience. It can be formal or informal,
3. Mr. Mcdreamy depicts the object "crown" in humorous, happy, or sad.
his poetry. This specific object that represents an a. mood
abstract idea is an example of: b. tone
a. Imagery c. theme
b. Symbolism d. subject

IV. ASSIGNMENT
Write a dodecasyllabic quatrain with three stanzas of poetry about love, nature, or death and follow the rhyme
scheme format (ABAB CDCD).
Rubric for scoring:
Advanced Developing Needs Improvement Score
(5) (3) (1)
Cohesiveness The poetry goes perfectly The poetry is somewhat goes The poetry does not go
together. There is unity together but needs more together. The poetry and
between the lines and cohesiveness. The poetic lines stanzas is away from the
stanzas which connect to and stanzas sometimes away topic
the topic. from the topic.
Use of Poetic The poetry use 3 more The poetry uses 1 or 2 poetic The poetry uses no poetic
Elements poetic elements to enhance elements but they sometimes elements.
the poetry and the reader’s distract the readers
emotions.
Rhythm and The poetry uses rhythm and The poetry sometimes uses The poetry does not have any
Rhyme follow the rhyme scheme rhythm and rhyme but may noticiable rhythm and does
throughout, which benefit waver in a way that distract not follow the rhyme scheme
poetic tone the readers negatively affect
the tone.
Creativity The poetry uses 3 or more The poetry uses 1 or 2 unique The poetry does not use any
unique figurative language figurative language to figurative language.
to describe situations, describe situations, object,
obeject, and people. and people.

Prepared and Executed by:

JEFFREY CULAS BAILON

“Life is monotonous without poetry and music”